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IELTS’s application form repeatedly warns candidates that they may cancel their Test Report
Form if they are suspected of engaging in “malpractice”. IELTS do not define this term. It is fair
to assume that IELTS defines this term to include a candidate withholding private demographic
data (e.g. by offering proxy data). Cancellation may occur even if this data is of no consequence
to IELTS’s ability to identify a candidate for security integrity purposes or to award this candidate
a fair set of performance scores for their test.
Figure 38IELTS Do Not Define the Term ‘Malpractice’If IELTS aim to analyze the demographics of their test-takers, they can request that irrelevant
private information be provided on a voluntary basis. IELTS can use statistical sampling to
extrapolate this data to reflect the population makeup. IELTS do not follow this standard business
practice as they harbor secretive, unethical (criminal) motives for dictating that all clients must
offer a complete description of their demographic background and intended use of the exam.